Description:

Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Canosa, ca. 4th century BCE. A stunning closed vessel featuring a standing woman draped in a voluminous chiton and himation, her head topped by her drawn up red hair and a garland of large flowers. She has a finely detailed and lifelike face, with her arms crossed over her chest as she stands between two branches or leaves atop a globular body supported by a pedestal base, with a high-raised handle emerging from behind and curving backward to meet the vessel's shoulder. The piece is mold-formed, and liberally adorned with pink, purple/red, and white-slip. The only opening on the vessel is in the center of the foot, as it was designed only to be placed into a tomb. Size: 4.8" W x 16.1" H (12.2 cm x 40.9 cm)

Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection acquired before 2000

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#155868

  • Condition: Caryatid has a tiny stable fracture at the back where her skirt meets the vase. Otherwise the figure is remarkably intact with nice preservation of pigment as shown and rich deposits.

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